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Author
Language
English
Description
"A thriller about a desperate mother with a troubled past. One year ago, Isabelle Drake's life changed forever: her toddler son, Mason, was taken out of his crib in the middle of the night while she and her husband were asleep in the next room. With little evidence and few leads for the police to chase, the case quickly went cold. However, Isabelle cannot rest until Mason is returned to her-literally. Except for the occasional catnap or small blackout...
42) But I want to!
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
When his mother says "No!," a young boy thinks of all the wonderful things he could do if he sent her to the moon, but then he realizes he wants her around, especially to read bedtime stories.
Author
Publisher
Bookouture
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Gemma Ballantine is getting ready for work one morning when her eldest child comes running down the stairs, saying the words every mother dreads. The front door is open and her six-year-old daughter has disappeared. Frantic with fear, Gemma starts a nail-biting search for her little girl. After what feels like forever, her mother-in-law Diane finds Katie wandering lost a few streets away. Relieved to have her youngest child back in her arms, breathing...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The sky may be dark over icy waters, but Mommy Penguin is off to catch some fish for dinner. As Daddy and Little Penguin watch in suspense, Mommy swims, jumps, and climbs up a slippery slope, barely avoiding a plunge back into the sea. Well done! There's just one more hurdle to overcome, past some grumpy, just-awakened seals, before she returns to her anxiously waiting family. With a nod to the fascinating nature of penguin parenting, this boldly...
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 267 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"From a critically acclaimed group of writers comes an essay collection about what they wish they could share with their mothers -- the hilarious, the painful, the awkward, and the downright messy. Raw and poignant, this is an anthology that will resonate with anyone who's ever had a mother." -- Back cover.
46) Together forever
Author
Publisher
Lobster Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[25] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mother Bear, observing her cub exploring more on his own, gently reminds him what to do if he gets lost: Look to the sky at the constellations of the Great Bear and the Little Bear and, like Ursa Minor, wait until she finds him.
Author
Publisher
Puppy Dogs & Ice Cream, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The special bond a mother shares with her children is one of the most powerful forces of nature. The unconditional love from the ever-watchful eye of a mother is something to always be cherished.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Rare. Moving. Powerful. This beautiful, page-turning and redemptive story of a mother's gripping journey across the Caribbean to find her stolen children in the aftermath of slavery marks the arrival of a remarkable new talent. Her search begins with an ending.... The master of the Providence plantation in Barbados gathers his slaves and announces the king has decreed an end to slavery. As of the following day, the Emancipation Act of 1834 will come...
49) Orfeia
Author
Publisher
Gollancz
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
218 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"When you can find me an acre of land, Every sage grows merry in time, Between the ocean and the sand Then will you be united again.(Inspired by The Child Ballads 2 & 19) ... So begins a beautiful and tragic quest as a heartbroken mother sets out to save her lost daughter, through the realms of the real, of dream, and even into the underworld itself. But determination alone is not enough. For to save something precious, she must give up something...
51) Pirate boy
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
As Colin imagines himself in a series of adventures beginning with joining a pirate crew, his mother assures him that she will always be there to help if he needs her.
53) It's snowing
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A mother shares the magic of a snowy night with her baby.
54) Lucy Goosey
Author
Publisher
Little Hare Books
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
When it is time for the geese to leave their pond and migrate, Lucy Goosey doesn't want to go.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
1998.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Daisy the duckling becomes so engrossed in playing with dragonflies and lily pads that she temporarily loses her mother.
Author
Publisher
Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Birthday Queen is busy in the Birthday Palace, making everything perfect for your birthday, and it will be the best birthday party ever"--
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
An imaginative boy pretends to be a firefighter, policeman, construction worker, and other busy people, but he realizes that it is important to take time to give his mom a hug.
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